Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0678 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0678 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1466 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0668 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0678 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.1466 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0668 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 29th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.082 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0879 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0906 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0913 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0924 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0933 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0955 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.097 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1006 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1062 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1081 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1103 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1137 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1181 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1233 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1291 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1352 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1466 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1264 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1254 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1224 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1159 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1112 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1038 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.099 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.077 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0726 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.072 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0674 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0678 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.055 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0678 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.087 units per square kilometre | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | 0.092 units per square kilometre | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.119 units per square kilometre | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1212 units per square kilometre | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | 0.1466 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0702 units per square kilometre | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0673 units per square kilometre | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 26 Philippines 0.0716 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 0.0707 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Lebanon 0.0691 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Ghana 0.0625 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Liberia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,857 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,815 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123,519 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 123,876 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.106 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.0678 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1466 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0668 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.